Bedclothes-clamp.



W. R. FILLMORE & E. B0|LLOT.

BEDCLOTHES CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED mac. s, 1913.

Patented J 11116 8, 1915.

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'WAL DO R. FILLMORE AND ELMER BOILLOT, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BEDCLO'IHES-GLAMP.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Original application filed June 14, 1913, Serial No. 773,744. Divided and this application filed. December 6,

191.3. Seria1No..805,009. V

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that we, WALDO R. Frnmronn and ELMER Bornror, citlzens of the Unlted States, residing at Kansas. City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Bedclothes-Clamps; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to bedclothes clamps, and more particularly to a device of that character for use in combination with folding beds; the present application being a division of Patent No. 1,091,494 of March 31st, 1914, and the present invention having for its principal object, to provide a clamp for holding bedclothing to the frame, or to a mattress carried by the frame, in such a manner that the clothing may be retained against the mattress while the bed is being closed or opened, and which will support the clothing away from the mattress when the parts are housed to facilitate ventilation and provide a sanitary folding bed structure. In accomplishing this object, we have provided improved details of structure hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein t- Figure I is a vertical section of a portion of a compartment bed, illustrating the bedframe housing and clamp; the dotted lines in the figure illustrating the position of the parts when the bed is closed, and the full lines, the position of the parts when the bed is open. Fig. II is a detail perspective of a portion of the bed frame and mattress, showing the clamp swung back at the end of the mattress, as it appears when the bed is in use.

Referring more in detail to the drawings: 1 designates a housing for a folding-bed frame, which is preferably permanently mounted in a building with one end against the outside wall and its back against a par tition wall of the room within which the structure is contained; one of the walls be ing provided with a lower grated opening 2, and the other with an upper grated opening like 5, for supporting the single or double bed frame. v

The bed frame 7 is here shown to be hinged to the back of the seat, so that it may close the front of the housing when the bed is closed and may swing downwardly for support on the seats 4 and 5; the sides 8 of the frame being inset to provide space between same and the housing when the frame is closed.

The frame 7 carries a mattress 9, which may be attached to the frame inany suitable manner. While the mattress may be permanently attached to the frame, it is apparent that it would be impracticable or impossible to also permanently attach the bedclothing thereto, and in order to support the clothing and hold the same to themattress, while the latter is being pivoted from the closed to the opened position, or vice versa, we provide a clamp comprising a U- shaped metal strap or rod 10, having its ends pivotally mounted on the sides of the bed frame 7 by pins, or the like 11, in such position that the end of the clamp may swing toward the free end of the mattress and contact therewith, or may swing toward the pivoted end of the frame and pass over the inner end of the mattress, as illustrated in Fig. II.

In order to hold the clamp to the bed frame so that it may grip the bed clothing against the mattress, we provide the same.

with a hook 13, which is preferably pivots ally mounted on the base of the U-shaped frame, and adapted for attachment to the pin 15 on the side of the bed frame, to hold the clamp in operative position.

In order that the bed clothing may be supported away from the mattress and frame,

when the parts are housed, we incline the bed frame backwardly and upwardly, and extend the pivoted end of the frame beyond its hinge, so that it will contact the housing below the seat position and form a bearing for holding the frame in place. With this combination, the frame rests at an incline when housed, with the clamp holding the bedclothing against the mattress at the top of the housing, so that the free ends of the clothing may depend Within the housing, out of contact with the mattress, and thereby provide for the circulation of air through the clothing and between the clothing and mattress.

With a clamp of this construction, the bedclothing may be clamped about the mattress when the bed. is made up, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. I, and thereby obviate their accidental displacement by the occupant of the bed.

l-laving thus described our invention, what we claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is.:-

The combination with an up-ending bed frame section having side rails and a mattress carried thereby and adapted for supporting bedclothes, a clamp having its free ends pivotally mounted near the center of said side rails and adapted for movement in either direction, so that the closed end of said clamp overlies the approximate center of the bedclothes in one position, and the lower ends thereof in the other position, and means for locking said clamp in position.

In testimony whereof we afiiX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

VVALDO R. FILLMORE. ELMER BOILLOT.

Witnesses L. E. COATS, ARTHUR CAPs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

